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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-18
z PER CENT MORTGAGES

Improved Iowa Farms Security to times the
loan. and inspected in each case. Completed
loans always hand for sale, Sizes Of loans
$500 TO SO, 900, Time Of loans 5 years. Only
choicest looms handled. References and details
given on application ei ther in person or letter.
II. NJ. HENLEY, Attorney at Law.
2lI Main St, Davenport, Iowa.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-18
HARPER HOUSE DRUG STORE

any Drug Western Illinois Not only Patent
Medicines but all Standard Drugs Fancy Goods and Mis-
cellaneous hecu rate
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-18

All the new spring models have the ef-
feet of being "made- over costumes. as
they are composed of two distinct fabrics.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-18

RAYED-MALTFSE CAT, TIP OF
~ tail white; reward for its return to
10 MRS. p FRIES
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-18
ROCK ISLAND, FRIDAY. MARCH IS. 1887.
A TONGUE IN ..rors.

contracted malaria in the swamps of
Louisiana while working for the telegraph
company, and used every kind of med
icine could hear of without relief. / at
last succeeded in breaking the fever, but
it cost me over $4,000, and then my
system was prostrated and saturated
with malarial poison and became ell
most helpless. | finally came here, my
mouth SO filled with sores that could
scarcely eat, and my tongue raw and
filled with little knots. Various remedies
were resorted to without effect.
bought two bottles of B. B. B. and it has
cnred and strengthened me. AL sores
of my mouth are healed and my tongue
entirely clear of knots and soreness, and
I feel like new man.
Jackson, Tenn, April 90. 1885.
A. F. BTITToN
STIFF JOINTS.
A MOST REMARKABLE CASE OF sCRoFULA
AND RHEUMATISM.
| have a little boy twelve years old
whose knees have been drawn almost
double and his joints are perfectly stiff,
and has been in this condition for thee
years, unable to walk. During that time
thesmedical board of Loudon county ex.
amined him and pronounced the disease
scrofula and prescribed. but no benef,
ever derived. then used much adver,
tised preparation without benefit. Three
weeks ago he became perfectly helpless
and suffered dreadfully.
A friend who had used B. B. B. ad-
vised its use. He has used one bottle
and all pain has ceased and he can now
walk. This has been pronounced mos,
wonderful action, as his complaint had
baffied everything. shall continue to
use it on him.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-18
COMPETITION DEFIED.
PRICES WARRANTED

to be 20 to 80 per cent cheaper at the
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-18

PRESCRIPTIONS Oar Prescription department
market and all prescriptions compounded BY exp
to be lover hY 50 per cent than elsewhere
Sc
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-03-18

For sale by r. Ii. Thomas.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09
REFINED COURTESY.

= rrsa~ure Possessed Only ~ Hignsy-
tired ana Cultivated Persons-
A refined courtesy Of manner Is one
Of the works Of a highly-bred and cul-
tiyased person. 1t is the outcome o. =
kindly heart and considerable feelings
but Il Is also something more than this.
II Il the ease Of conscious dignity
exprcssion Of an intellect sure Of is
own position. and standing without
need Of self-asscrtion or conceit.
II has in il the element Of endurance
for none but those TO whom the minor
troubles OF life are tribes indeed can De
courteous under the mosquitoes bites
OF physical and mental annoyances::
without outwardly being rufiied ana
disturbed. II implies the most per-
feet self-control lest one be thrown
from his cquipoise by sudden ana un'
Iooked-for surprises
And il i in its most perfect form nc
exotic flower Of the highest civil'za'
ton. which II has taken generations o
weaith and sterling virtue 70 produce
\ Il can not be counterfeited nor repro
duccd except by inherited growth. or p
grating on wild stock Of firm ana vig
orous fibcr. But once started in -
cultivation II viii repay the most gen
erous outlay Of time and rich feeding
helpful alike to both owner and oe
holder. - Christian 81 Worh
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

= n~Hosa R~ai- E~tat~ Agents Way Of
Figuring W His frohts.
.sThe rcal-estate season must DC about
over said friend TO n rcal-esta'c
accent IN a Dakota town which has en-
loved an unprecedented boom.
Eyes. things will DO rather quiet
now till next spring
did you make much ont o. inc
boom?"
.Oh. YES. we did pretty well; though
"a were TO considerable expense ana
had some heavy losses"
What expenses do you refer To-
! Office rent?"
..Yes. partly but then that isn's
very heavy; this Office only costs us two
dollars month. The biggest expense
was paying our share for having tho
thirteen railroads surveyed into this
place. That cost Us about hundred
dollars"
"But they will be surveyed for next
year so you won't have that expense
then"
..Yes. but we're liable TO have 70
mt two or three men with teams ana
scrapcrs out on one ~ the roads in the
sprinc-can't sell rcal-cstatc always
on surveys alone. Then we had to pay
4 hundred dollars towards descr'p..
ton Of the boom in the St. Paul and
Minneapolis papers, and another hun
dred for livery bills. and fifty dollars
towards paying tho men we hired =
drive around the streets and saw on
the lines and act in an awful hurry
} every time any land buyers came g
. town."
GLOW about that street-car?"
WI eyes. We had to chip in ten dollars
!, coward that. and expect that mex.
! wear wen have to lay some track an.
\ hire Z man 70 drive tho car back A.
y forth-thc Eastern capitalists w''' ~
. Gin TO ret onto the scheme o. having
that car stand there in the mud.
. .What were some Of the losses yo'
l. spoke OFF, I. !.
: well q tramp who happened 70 Y
4 pretty we'll dDssscd said ne was iro !.
4: Chicago. and only waiting for remit
y lance 70 buy heavily d our real estate
a Wa believed him. guaranteed ms po".
4 at tho hotel for > week. and then =
d. skipped"
- ssWas that allP' III.
:. .sOh. no. A man from Omaha o.
~ u. NJ out u two hundred dollars at posc
!. scd then LETT without buying y
" Then we cashc<l bogus checks ana e,
,cr.v y men from St. Louis 70 y
~ extent q some three hundred. 80
IN 4 minister Al-appcaring chap -, y"
nj Milwaukee bought block y D". y. : !
Is orphan asylum on and managed y !, :
~ ~ deed and skip without paying
10 cent. Take Il altogether, though,
I I don' tknow a. We can complain ~.
~. ~ cleared about forty thousand 1or
scasun. Dakots Bell
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

Al the Colonial Exhibition In London
mechanical begging-boxes. IN a'd o.
the London hospitals. were placed -
various pointS Some Of these boxes
were on the .'put in a penny and the
Inquire will work" principle. The fol-
lowing Is list Of the contributions
deposited in them: E404-which sum
consisted 81 . few gold coins, larger
number Of silver. but mostly OF pen-
nirs, half pennies and farthings; ~
old Or defaced British coins; as foreign
coins-Indian. Egyptian. French. Bel
sisn, Swiss. Grand Duchy Of Luxem'
burg. Canadian. German. Austrian
Italian. Dutch. Straits Settlements
Spanish. Portuguese. American. Jerscy
| East India Company; one counterfe'
4 aorin; II metal tokens; 176 buttons 2
various patterns and substances; >
disks resembling coins In shape mad
q metals. bone, india-rubber. care
board, mothcr-of-pearl. chalk. suga.
and glass, including three spectacl
glasses and one lens; two rings, tnre
links and many pieces q folded papc
~ " Post.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

There aro eighteen thousand T.
male students In thu colleges q thls
,ountry.
Great hearts alone understand
now much glory there Is In being
good. 49, Aichelef.
| Since 1870 the attendance at tho
elementary schools Of England has
doubled. and tho number Of teachers
more than trcbled.
\ All Saints Memorial Church. In
New Milford. Conn.,. Is 70 DO lighted
by electricity. II i said 70 BE- the first
Episcopal church In tho United states
70 be thus lighted.
The direc tors Of the University Of
Pennsylvania have raised fund o.
$50. 600 for the erection Of classical
theater. The building II to DO used not
only for dramatic purposes, but a.
place for holding commcncementss
classical concerts. lectures. etc.
DIR. G. r. jenkins, Of Southeast
Indiana conference, has been elected
president Of Moore's Hill College. and
has accepted the position. He -
spokcn OF as ''scholarly, Christian
gentleman, with recognized ability
both in the school-room and pulpit.
NJ W. Christian Adpocats.
The announcement that the union
. Of the Engineering College Of Japan
with the University Of Toxic was 70
, result in dispensing with the service OF
, foreign instructors in the united insti-
:. tutions turns out to have been erronc-
: Gus. Six Europeans have recently been
! appointed 70 profcssorships.-M =
Z Ledger.
I Before leaving for Europe this
# summer prominent member OF tne
!. Hanson Place Church. Brooklyn. paid
! his subscription (not yet due) to thu
church debt. his pew rent for the quar-
= ter, all his envelope contributions III
1. his expected return. and left with one
= OF the deacons five dollars for each Q
y the communion offerings during his ~
n scnce.-N. T. Witness.
n The overwhelming sentiment Q
- the teachcr's convention set in tn
a direction OF Christian truth. and Chris
tian methods, and Christian aims
a Materialism. atheism. inidelity, agnos
~ ticism, are CLEARLY at discount ~ %
q estimation Of large number q on
I educators II is one Of the shiniA
~ tokens Of the time that there are
no many in this great body OF teacher
- whose influence IL simply measurelcs'
Ii who feel that they can not get Q
al without personal faith in person.
nd God.-AdrGnce
ity A cable dispatch announces y
death. At Jaffna, Ceylon. OF sus;
The Reed, wife Of Rev. w. w. Howlan
nal for forty-two years a missionary q Y
afe American Board Of Commissioners !
NV Foreign Missions in that field. Nj
ac- Rowland graduated at Mt. Holyo'
ust Seminary in 1889. and was = teach
Al there until her marriage in 1919 :
The leaves six children. The death Of I
ind Oldest son. Rev. W. $. Howland' ~
his wife, at Auburndalc. Mass,
GENTLY. undoubtedly ha-tencd u
death. -- United Prssbyteric 4
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

No Democratic candidate should
nv any attention TO the Republican
effort to fight the war over C'ness-
nesj Engnivsv.
-It il bass ingratitude for . work
ing-man % fail to vote the Democratic
ticket The Democratic party has a.
ways fought his battle. and = lighting
Il Louisville C6svjsv-Joarsai.
IL looks - Il Tuttls and biz
spoIoxists had crawled into : very
small hole and pulled the mouth q ne
hole IN after them. Al least. they ~
not exhibiting % much mouth - they
aid some time Dubuque To-
gvapA
| s;overnor Foraker. q Ohio. u
\ young Republican roaring bull. = I
kvpocrite. After abusing President
\ Cleveland without stist in and bcfor'
he Ohio Republican Convention D
nov volunteers letter inviting him Z.
shas State On hIs Western tour.--M \
Telegram.
Blaine has done many foclisl
things in politics, but be isn't fcc
enough 70 rush home because Shcrma
has captured . single outpost tia
Blaine win get when h. needs T.
Blaine wants Ohio next year. he ~
either get il OF he will give 4 % She
man with such : cluster Of prick
! shorus protruding from the RISE th'
! sherman won't BE- abls % handle -
RkSJodeiphSo Tines.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

n~-.nssca. Oresn-0rsn1sss C1utehsng ~
- Iavts1bse Straw.
The proverb that - drowning man
clutches AZ : straw" was never better
illustrated than in the attitude o. ne
Republican press in discussing sne
Kentucky elections. The Democratic
majority has fallen some 1900 below
that cast for President Cleveland ana
these papers arc q once cudgel'ng
their brains 70 figure out how long 9
win require for the State 20 give : Ne.
publican majority . the same ratio o
losA
n 1855 President Clcveland's ma
ioritv n Kentucky was $4,000 This
wear the majority for General Buck
nsr. tho Democratic candidate fol
Governor, 3 about 1000. The loss 4
- the total vote. This b what !!
known q IN % year in Kentucky and
the vote was not brought ont fully
But there II very little difference y
The proportion Of losses between tn
parties. OF course. IN an o. year IN
| light rot. shows stronger against sh'
majority party.
| But the difference between Genera
Buckners majority this year en-
President Clevcland's majority In 1872
i rot Is great - that between Ml
Bsainc's majority in Pennsylvania 4
1884 and General Beavers last yea.
| Yet the Democratic papers didn'
claim that diminution in majority -
. Democratic victory. Nevertheless
} | was lust - much Democratic victor
| | = the election in Kentucky was = X
: | publican triumph this wear. HdTrs
bsr1 Patrjoe-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

usse,s !. ms.y Waya. y = oesse ussv
preclnes1 saa - Iroasles

.,..s-s 4. an,v Vaye. % y Ofeeo Ueev
prsciaes1 500 y Irousle'
lam ! hole. I'm . sooiable. good
aatured hole. and although have been
pretty nearly everywhere. ] cant help
feeling rather dazed ~ having sneskea
into print. but hope you wont sh'nx
any the less % mo Cor that You VIII
lind great many worse things IN print
than holes.
Nv Importance in the world IL great
" under-cstimatcd. People never think
q me until they need me 70 crawl into.
Aud when do oflor my services Am
repulsed with scorn. A man will dig
two DAYS to produce me when he wants
well In his garden. and yet when nc
finds me right in his pocket nc y not
satisfied. aud gets rid Of me as soon ~
possible.
lam very modest hole. too. al
WAYS try 10 seclude myself from the
public gaze. Last summer ] hid In the
surf At Atlantic City. but . big fat
man. who was going 10 battle, Tell
right into me. and instead Of apologize.
ing rs gentleman should. commenced
10 swear 1t me. / then squeezed my
self very small and took refuge in the
bottom OF an ocean steamer. thinking
/ would be out Of sight there. but wa
found out and driven away BY tn
J ships carpenter. We holes lead terri
} BILE lives.
All the great inventions Of the worl'
! are largely indebted to holes. for thei
!. utility. Cannons and rifles would D
: entirely useless II there were no hole
4 20 nut the ammunition in, and eve
4 then would be harmless II they couldn'
!. make holes in what was shot at 1e
: nobody ever gives holes credit Tor on
!. usefulness. On the contrary. wher
ever man gets into trouble he blame
: Il on Us and says he is in hole"
4 Although look very innocent = IN
a bottom Of fower-pot. ! an excecs
q ingly dangerous when ! start out 9
: nv travels. once stopped over nigl
=. In = tin roof to study astronomy. b.
II It rained very hard that evening, ~
e a man asleep in the room undcrnea'
Ne got wet 11c JuHEPco VI -. =
y actually begun blaming me. as y
y. and not tho rain, had wet him!
d. plumber came next day. and the mi
.. chuckled and thought he was rid o. m
u Bat he soon learned differently.
a ran along under the bricks as ne we
Il. to his Office that morning. and
IN mud squirted all over him At eve
an step he took. then hid In one OF
he back teeth, and he nearly went wi
he The dentists couldn't dislodge me, a
IL the tooth had to come out. took p
cr. on him after that and let him alone
aat Well. have an engagement a.
raj bank tonight as some profession
the friends Of mine want to get into 2
red deposit vault, and they will need
her services and little gunpowder 10
rse complish their purpose. so ! 10
Gus bid YOU goodbye. But you will
WAYS find me during the summer NJ
,eiy small boys corner Of the ball grot
to fence. - lid Bats.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

cArno. Ill. Aue. A.-southwestern
Niseouri h in : frenzy q excitement ovss
ths railroad land question which leesly
has developed some most rsmarkable fsas.
urss. Many years ago : man named
Miller. living IN BIodgetf, Mo-. purchased
I large plat q land from the Iron Mount
ain railroad, which be occupied without
moIsstation for long period For some
reason not known 20 the public the rail-
road people endeavored IN various ways
% i'd themselves Of Miller. finally
issuing a order Of election Miller q
last We induced 70 write President CIeve'
land. explaining fully The circumstances
by which b came into possession q tn<
property. An answer was received - ou<
time advising Miller % retain possession
u the lands q al hazards, stating fur
ther mat By reason Of the failure Of ths
railroad 20 keep certain contracts viii
ehs 0overnment they had forfeited q
right and title y then and that -
Tracts in possession Of the rail
rosd company wers subject 20 registration
"a occupation By bona 1ds eeftlers. g
1870 a anv Other government lands II
news spread like prairie nre. enc y -
that settlers are rushing into Sousnea.
Missouri end squatting On ~ nnest lano
n The State. There ofo tnouseuoe ~ acs<
u land under this settlement q the CO.
which will b taken possess1on q - q
Immigrants.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

Nrw YoaE. Aug. 4--Ex-S<nator HIN,
~ Colombo. Who h IN this city. discredits
che idea Of . voluntary Indian uprising
He says:
over this STAR. II you read TIE dispascnes
you viii think that The frontier = so'ase
ana massacres are % - expected every
minute. Idon't believe that there = man
A old Colorowss band who wants - hur'
any BODY, y has any disposition - 81 -
3 Killing expedition
THE aushositiss." - says. have -
\ oAeir heads. There may b two a. shrs'
men mo ars hiding out who ars wanss'
! f0r ollsnsso, be- thers b 10 Indian upss
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

BLoon1xofox, III, Aug. 8-Dr. James
D. Hopkins, Territorial vstsrinarian fos
Wyoming. with headquarters . Chsy.
snns, arrived n this city yesterday NOM
IND under Instructions iron 0ovsrnof
Moonlight d that territory 70 make : enre-
ful and thorough examination q The horss
disoass nov prevailing IN this part q ne
o>oks and report The result
Mr. Hopkins says shs psoples Illinois
% % opprsciaes ths nscsssity " ch 81
is1s q sradicatlng this a.
ease. The people q bic terTitcr1
end u Ne Minnesota section are breed
lng horsss extensively, and look - lIIlnol
(oe brss6ing oninals. especisIy - -
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-09-09

old Hcavywaite (severcly) - n
can't understand how you find 20 much
time 70 devote 70 baseball" Young
Litewaitc (gayly) -"Bccausc business
4 dull" Old Heavywaitc (as bcfosc)
--.And why q business dullp" Young
Litcwaite (rcncctivcly )--''Because
have 90 much time 10 devote 70 base
| ball -Horpcr's Bosor
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-05-05

1t with no small degree OF pleasure that
We arc enabled to inform our readers oi
the contamination oi a building project
that will not only he OF great credit and
Importance to Lewistown but to the whole
county as well. For Soma time, Mr.. n.
Jensen has been meditating upon erecting
a two story building on his lot en- Main
street, the chief obiec. being to provide the
public with hall suitable for all purposes
His plans have matured and contracts let
for the work which will be pushed along
With the greatest rapidity. THE dimen.
sions Of the building will be 24x7o, two
stories high; the hall on second floor will
be 24xGo, with two rooms, 1Ox12. in the
rear. The Judith Lumber Company has
been awarded the lumber contract. The
building will cost between three and four
thousand dollars.
The public will fully appreciate Mr.. Jen-
sens enterprise in providing the town with
a public hall. something it does not now
possess. The location is the best in town,
nd when completed the buidins will en-
nance the value OF all upper Main street
property. Mr.. Jensen says he viii! have the
building ready, if not quite complete, to
give grand ball on the 9TH Of July.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-05-05
Our Stage Line

g.. }. Davis, superintendent OF the stage
iine-, was in town Monday on . tour oil
inspection Of this and the Maiden and
Junction tol.te. Mr. Davis says the past
winter has been the hardest on staging he
ever saw ard he has been in the west 81
years Said he knew our people had done
some kicking" about delayed mails, but
the line bad done lie best under the circum-
stances. The Benton Il Billings line had
made better time on its run OF 24O
miles than the Benton & Helena line oil 30
miles, during the severe weather.
Mr.. Davis SAYS the lines under his man.
agemsni are being stocked up with good
hor-efesh End coaches oyerhauled. The
company will keep the line up to the de-
,.ands OF its rapidly growing business. lie
predicts AN era of prosperity Tor thi>sec-
ton o. Montana.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1887-05-05

The first freight teams Of the season have
arrived. Mr.. Lou Ostrander unloaded his
train for the energetic Philbrook merchant
Mr.. @. NJ Stone. on Friday, thereby break
ing the famine.
On Monday evening Of last week . meet
ing was held at the Philbrook Public build
ing for the purpose Of Of oeanisns tenn
perance society. A lodge Of Good Templare
was formed, with about thirty charter
members. and Walter Corwin was appointed
enlistins officer.
Mr.. p. B. Clark, Of the firm Of Huntley &
Clark. 81 Helena and Toston. arrived at
Philbrook on Tuesday the 2eth OF April.
He brought with him five fine stations.
They we're Immediately sold: John Dufield
purchasing one imported Thoroughbred
Cydesda,e and one thorough bred trottiuy
stallion. Mr.. Metcalf Of Willow creek
thorough bred Clyde. Calbreath Bros.. a
fine grade Clyde raised by Huntiey & Clark,
. get Of Time o'Day''; John p. Barnes. n
grade Norman. The same dayC. II. Wood
purchased Of Jorn Du:i,eld about thirty
head Of young mules; also several teams OF
work horses changed hands. making the
transactions Of the day amount To about
81 900, unquestionably the largest sale cs
this kind which ever took place In the Jr-
dith in the same space Of time.
May End, 1857. d. A. l..